ED Pronunciation Worksheet
How to say it (Only t and d get an extra beat): After t or d: say id, with an extra beat — wanted, needed. After a quiet sound (p, k, f, s, sh, ch): say t — jumped, walked, washed. After a voiced sound: say d — played, called, cleaned. jumped has 1 beat, not 2.
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- 1.How does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
- 2.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “painted”? (a) played (b) jumped (c) tasted
- 3.How does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
- 4.How does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
- 5.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
- 6.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “mended”? (a) called (b) pushed (c) needed
- 7.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
- 8.How does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
- 9.How does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
- 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “looked”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 11.How does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
- 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “filled”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 13.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
- 14.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) filled (b) jumped (c) turned
- 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “decided”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 16.How does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
- 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
- 18.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “landed”? (a) cooked (b) jumped (c) added
- 19.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
- 20.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “helped”? (a) rained (b) landed (c) dropped
- 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “ended”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “counted”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “waited”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 24.How does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
- 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “jumped”? (a) printed (b) tasted (c) walked
- 26.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
- 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “smiled”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 28.How does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
- 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “planted”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “pushed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “washed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “cooked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “landed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “rested”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 35.How does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
- 36.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
- 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “lived”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 38.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
- 39.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
- 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “finished”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
Answer key
- “d” sound
- tasted
- “id” (an extra beat)
- “id” (an extra beat)
- “id” (an extra beat)
- needed
- “t” sound
- “id” (an extra beat)
- “d” sound
- 1
- “t” sound
- 1
- “d” sound
- jumped
- 3
- “id” (an extra beat)
- “t” sound
- added
- “t” sound
- dropped
- 2
- 2
- 2
- “id” (an extra beat)
- walked
- “id” (an extra beat)
- 1
- “id” (an extra beat)
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 2
- “d” sound
- “t” sound
- 1
- “d” sound
- “t” sound
- 2
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